adj.
Pronunciation: ə - ' ten-tiv
Function: adjective
Date: 14th century
1 : MINDFUL , OBSERVANT < attentive to what he is doing>
2 : heedful of the comfort of others : SOLICITOUS <an attentive waitress>
3 : offering attentions in or as if in the role of a suitor
– at · ten · tive · ly adverb
– at · ten · tive · ness noun